Travel to Poland to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work, or live as a digital nomad, expat or emigrant?

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Backpacking in Poland?

  • One of the better countries in Eastern Europe to backpack through.
  • Features: not expensive, warm summer and plenty to do.
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Travelling in Poland?

  • A trip through Poland is a trip with lots of variety, past a lot of history and through special natural areas.
  • Cities to spot: Kraków, Warsaw and Wrocław (Poland's gem).
  • Animal spotting: bears, bisons (wisent), moose, lynx, foxes, wild cats, white-tailed eagles.
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Studying in Poland?

  • If your English is good enough, you can study at most universities and colleges in Poland.
  • Studies: from economics and medicine to art and music.
  • Characteristics: education is sometimes less organized compared to the Netherlands.
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Internships in Poland?

  • Internships: internships can be found mainly at the multinational companies operating in Poland.
  • Characteristics: Polish companies without speaking Polish themselves can be too much of a challenge.
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Working in Poland?

  • Jobs: temporary work can mainly be found in the sectors: ict, help desks, agriculture and tour management.
  • Characteristics: as a student from the Netherlands, you are allowed to work alongside your studies.
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Doing voluntary work in Poland?

  • Volunteer projects: particularly in the sectors of nature management and animal protection.
  • Animal projects: protection of beavers, otters, deer, wild cats, seals.
  • Characteristics: also short volunteer work is possible for one or two weeks.
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Working as a digital nomad in Poland?

  • Favorite cities: Gdansk, ?Krakow, Warsaw.
  • Characteristics: cool cities to spend your time and spend little.
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Living in Poland?

  • Language: learning Polish is not easy. The younger Poles already speak a reasonable amount of English. Among the older ones and outside the cities, you will have to make do with Polish or German.
  • Characteristics: Prepare for a rather conservative culture in which Catholic values and norms play a role. In the cities where the expats are located and tourism plays a larger role, you will notice much less of this.

 

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Packing list for Poland, travel insurance for Poland, and taking your belongings

Packing list for Poland, travel insurance for Poland, and taking your belongings

To pack and bring to Poland

Packing list for Poland, travel insurance for Poland, and taking your belongings

To take or not to take to Poland, leave at home or arrange locally?
Sufficiently insured or not for your activities in Poland?
Sufficiently insured or not for your trip to Poland?
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What to take with you to Poland: spotlighted

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  • Documents: passport or ID card and copies.
  • Money: it is useful to bring zloty, because Debit cards or Credit cards are not always accepted in the countryside. In the city you can easily pay with a card.
  • Care: strong sunscreen for the summer.
  • Outdoor and practical items: sunglasses, especially for the summer. A good raincoat for unexpected showers and a backpack rain cover for walks.
  • Clothing: depends on the season. Versatile clothing and layers are useful. Poland has four seasons that all require different clothing, and the weather can also change considerably during the day.
  • Winter: gloves, hat, scarf, you know the drill...
  • Shoes: comfortable shoes for your city walks and outings, but also good walking shoes for when you go into the mountains.
  • Medicines and travel kit: a small first aid kit. Mosquito repellent in the summer.
  • Technique and equipment: world plug type E.
What are some other options for packing as well?
  • Reusable water bottle.
  • Quick-drying travel towel for beach visits.
  • Driving license.
  • Umbrella, because rain is always a possibility, regardless of the season.
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What should you keep in mind when traveling to Poland with your belongings?

  • What season you are going and what the climate is like during that time.
  • That you are well prepared for the conditions in the mountains when you go hiking - ticks, mosquitoes, all kinds of risks.
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Are there mosquitoes in Poland?

  • Mosquitoes are not a big problem in Poland, apart from being annoying.
  • The mosquitoes mainly occur from April to October.
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Are there sandflies in Poland?

  • Sand flies are not a problem in Poland..
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Can you buy DEET, or other mosquito repellents, in Poland?

  • When you are looking for moquito repellent, you can find it in pharmacies.
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Can you buy a joint or weed in Poland, or take it with you to Poland?

  • Medical cannabis is legal in Poland, but recreational cannabis is still illegal.
  • Although quite a few people smoke weed, the consequences can be serious if you get caught.
  • So taking cannabis with you to Poland is also not a good idea.
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Packing list for Poland, travel insurance for Poland, and taking your belongings

Packing list for Poland, travel insurance for Poland, and taking your belongings

To pack and bring to Poland

Packing list for Poland, travel insurance for Poland, and taking your belongings

To take or not to take to Poland, leave at home or arrange locally?
Sufficiently insured or not for your activities in Poland?
Sufficiently insured or not for your trip to Poland?
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What to take with you to Poland: spotlighted

Featured items:
  • Documents: passport or ID card and copies.
  • Money: it is useful to bring zloty, because Debit cards or Credit cards are not always accepted in the countryside. In the city you can easily pay with a card.
  • Care: strong sunscreen for the summer.
  • Outdoor and practical items: sunglasses, especially for the summer. A good raincoat for unexpected showers and a backpack rain cover for walks.
  • Clothing: depends on the season. Versatile clothing and layers are useful. Poland has four seasons that all require different clothing, and the weather can also change considerably during the day.
  • Winter: gloves, hat, scarf, you know the drill...
  • Shoes: comfortable shoes for your city walks and outings, but also good walking shoes for when you go into the mountains.
  • Medicines and travel kit: a small first aid kit. Mosquito repellent in the summer.
  • Technique and equipment: world plug type E.
What are some other options for packing as well?
  • Reusable water bottle.
  • Quick-drying travel towel for beach visits.
  • Driving license.
  • Umbrella, because rain is always a possibility, regardless of the season.
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What should you keep in mind when traveling to Poland with your belongings?

  • What season you are going and what the climate is like during that time.
  • That you are well prepared for the conditions in the mountains when you go hiking - ticks, mosquitoes, all kinds of risks.
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Are there mosquitoes in Poland?

  • Mosquitoes are not a big problem in Poland, apart from being annoying.
  • The mosquitoes mainly occur from April to October.
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Are there sandflies in Poland?

  • Sand flies are not a problem in Poland..
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Can you buy DEET, or other mosquito repellents, in Poland?

  • When you are looking for moquito repellent, you can find it in pharmacies.
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Can you buy a joint or weed in Poland, or take it with you to Poland?

  • Medical cannabis is legal in Poland, but recreational cannabis is still illegal.
  • Although quite a few people smoke weed, the consequences can be serious if you get caught.
  • So taking cannabis with you to Poland is also not a good idea.
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  1. Boil the potatoes in a large pan of salted water until very soft. Drain and set to one side to cool down and steam dry. Once cool, mash until smooth.
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Using the coarse side of a box grater, grate the potatoes and place them into a sieve or colander over a bowl. Using the finer side of the grater, grate the onion and add it to the potato. Using the back of a spoon, or even your hands, squeeze out any excess water/juice from the potatoes and onion....

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    What social activities can you do abroad?

    • Opportunities are found in the areas of helping, learning or studying. You can get involved to volunteer in a social project at a school in Africa, Asia or Latin America. You can get involved in nature, in a project with animals or cleaning the sea or beaches. Those who want to learn more can choose for example a language course in Latin America, Spain or South Africa.
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    What work related activities can you do abroad?

    • If you want to gain work experience, and/or also earn money, go and work abroad. You can combine backpacking in Australia with temporary work. You can work on campsites in Europe or bush camps in Africa. You can pretty much go all over the world to work in the hospitality industry, hotels and hostels, in the healthcare sector or for example at a diving school.
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    What sports activities to do abroad?

    • Have you ever thought of mountain biking, rafting (going down a wild river on a raft or rubber dinghy, climbing or canoeing), survival (which involves building rafts, climbing or canoeing), abseiling (descending a rock face while secured to ropes), zip-lining (whizzing down a cable), canyoning (starting at the top of a river and then climbing, swimming, diving down the bed) or caving (scrambling, wriggling and crawling through caves and crevices)?
    • Maybe you feel more comfortable on a bodyboard (on a half-wave surfboard, you surf the high waves lying down-with flippers), on a hang glider or while paragliding (with a parachute you float down a mountain or dune), hydrospeeding (on a bodyboard with flippers and a wetsuit on you go down a wild river via rapids) or Tiefschneeskiing (racing down through powder snow)?

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      Toeristenvisum Er is geen toeristenvisum nodig voor Polen. Je kunt er onbeperkt verblijven als je een geldige ziektekostenverzekering hebt en genoeg financiële middelen hebt om jezelf te onderhouden. Vrijwilligersvisum Er is geen vrijwilligersvisum nodig voor Polen. Je kunt er onbeperkt verblij...

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      Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes

      1. Boil the potatoes in a large pan of salted water until very soft. Drain and set to one side to cool down and steam dry. Once cool, mash until smooth.
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      placki - polish pancake

      Using the coarse side of a box grater, grate the potatoes and place them into a sieve or colander over a bowl. Using the finer side of the grater, grate the onion and add it to the potato. Using the back of a spoon, or even your hands, squeeze out any excess water/juice from the potatoes and onion....

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